Intel and Altera today announced a collaboration to develop a flexible, real-time sensor bridge for a range of Edge & Physical AI industries including healthcare, aerospace and defense, and robotics applications. By combining Intel compute, connectivity and software with Altera FPGAs, the companies aim to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) address the growing complexity of connecting, processing and acting on real-world data across increasingly sensor-rich edge environments.

Edge and Physical AI systems can require data from different sensors and interfaces to be brought together while meeting requirements for timing, performance, power and cost. Some applications also require very high bandwidth or flexible form factors in which input/output (I/O) is located away from the compute board. Sensor data must then be streamed rapidly into memory for the host Intel processor to use across edge, robotics and other workloads.

According to Nikkei, a procurement team from Terafab, the chip venture between Tesla and SpaceX, visited Japan and walked local equipment makers through what it plans to buy. The targets it reportedly shared are gigantic: 1 million wafers per month from 2032 onward, with around 700,000 of those going to memory chips and 300,000 to logic. Nikkei's headline puts that at 40 times the output of Japan's Rapidus. The same split first surfaced in a Jiji Press report last month, which said a single Texas plant would handle both memory and logic, with a pilot fab completed as early as July 2027. Intel is reportedly helping with logic using its 2 nm and 1.4 nm-class technology, while a Taiwanese company has been floated as a technology partner for memory. That could be Nanya, though nothing is confirmed.

For context, Samsung's entire DRAM output was estimated at 650,000 to 700,000 wafers a month late last year, while SK hynix was at about 550,000 earlier this year and hopes to reach roughly 1 million by 2030 or 2031. It isn't clear whether Terafab's memory figure covers DRAM alone or also includes NAND, so the Samsung comparison is a loose one. Musk has also been careful with his own dates. On an October SpaceX call, he put "big error bars" on reaching volume production by Q3 2028, with a first SRAM test chip planned for mid-2027 at Terafab's Austin research lab.

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, has partnered with EVANGELION to unveil the Razer│EVANGELION (EVA-01) Collection, a new collaboration that brings the striking design of Evangelion Test Type-01 (EVA-01) into Razer's suite of high-performance gaming gear. Available exclusively in Asia Pacific, the collection draws inspiration from EVA-01 and its designated pilot, Shinji Ikari - the main protagonist of the EVANGELION franchise, featuring EVA-01's iconic purple and green color.Every piece in the collection fuses Razer's cutting-edge gaming technology with the unit's distinct spirit—responsive, precise, and built to perform as one coordinated battlestation for EVANGELION fans, collectors, and gamers alike.

Synchronized for Combat
From an ultra-lightweight esports mouse to a command-center chair, each piece brings EVA-01's presence to the battlestation while delivering the precision, control, and comfort players demand.

ZHITAI, the consumer memory brand of YMTC, announced a strategic partnership with Phantom Blade Zero, the highly anticipated AAA action game that has captured global attention. Under the theme "Unleash Your Edge," the two brands have joined forces to introduce the ZHITAI × Phantom Blade Zero Collaboration Gift Box, combining high-performance memory technology with Eastern wuxia aesthetics to deliver an immersive experience in the Phantom World for gamers around the world.

With its distinctive Kungfu-punk aesthetic and intense, fast-paced combat, Phantom Blade Zero has emerged as one of the year's most anticipated AAA action titles. The partnership's theme, "Unleash Your Edge," draws inspiration from the game's protagonist, Soul, and his unwavering resolve in the face of adversity. This theme bridges the game's lightning-fast combat with ZHITAI's relentless pursuit of peak storage performance—reflecting both Soul's unyielding conviction and ZHITAI's dedication to continuous innovation and exploration.

After plenty of rumors, Epic Games has finally made it official: One Piece is coming to Fortnite. The official Fortnite account on X posted three straw hat emojis on October 24, along with a short teaser showing the Going Merry, the Straw Hat Pirates' first ship, sailing out of the fog before a joint Fortnite and One Piece logo appears. The collaboration is tied to Treasure Hunters, a pirate-themed mini-season that kicks off on November 1 and closes out Chapter 7 before Chapter 8 arrives. The same account also posted "The greatest adventure of all! 11.1" that day to tease the start date.

It looks like that's about all Epic has shared so far. There's no word on which characters will show up as skins, what's coming to the Item Shop, or whether the content goes live on day one or later in the season. People were quick to point out that the ship in the teaser looks like the anime version, not the one from Netflix's live-action series, so the collab will probably lean on the anime, though Epic hasn't said so. Treasure Hunters also looks set to bring Pirate Miku and Kasane Teto, based on teasers from their official accounts. Of course, this isn't the first time the Straw Hats have touched Fortnite. Netflix and Enthusiast Gaming put out a One Piece Creative map back in 2023 to promote the live-action show, though it had no skins. Players can expect more details as November 1 gets closer.

GameSir is bringing a new identity to its G7 Pro 8K PC controller with the G7 Pro 8K PC × Phantom Blade Zero Edition, a special edition inspired by S-GAME's upcoming action title. Blending classic Wuxia storytelling with fast-paced combat powered by Unreal Engine 5, PHANTOM BLADE ZERO follows Soul, a warrior with just 66 days left to live as he battles assassins and uncovers world-ending conspiracies. The new controller pairs design elements inspired by the game with the high-performance hardware PC players need for fast, responsive gameplay.

Underneath the new exterior, the controller retains the features that make the G7 Pro 8K PC suited to demanding gameplay. Polling rates of up to 8,000 Hz over wired and 2.4 GHz wireless connections, alongside wired latency as low as 0.25 ms, help deliver rapid input response when timing and accuracy matter. Tri-mode connectivity also supports wired, 2.4 GHz wireless and Bluetooth connections, offering flexibility across different gaming setups.

Corsair (Nasdaq: CRSR), a leading global developer and manufacturer of high-performance gear and technology for gamers, content creators, and PC enthusiasts, today announced two special edition collections of officially licensed gaming peripherals made in partnership with CD Projekt Red. The Corsair x Cyberpunk 2077: Arasaka White Collection brings back last year's sought-after Arasaka Edition lineup in the megacorp's signature white and red aesthetic. The all-new Corsair x Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Collection celebrates the new anime series from Studio TRIGGER and CD PROJEKT RED, now streaming on Netflix.

Last December, Corsair and CD Projekt Red marked the fifth anniversary of Cyberpunk 2077 with the Arasaka Edition Collection in black. Fans who missed it have been asking for another chance ever since. This year, they're spoiled for choice.

Mchose has officially launched its latest set of affordable wireless gaming headphones, the R9, which retail for $69, but have a pre-order discount of $49. The Mchose R9 headphones focus on a balance of price, sound quality, and comfort, with a lightweight design that comes in at 235 g, a floating headband with a steel frame and leatherette padding that evenly distributes pressure across the top of the head. The Mchose R9 features both Bluetooth 5.4 and 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, with an optional USB Type-C connection available for listening and charging.

The headband also features a sliding quick-adjust mechanism, 18° of vertical pivot, and 90° of swivel on the earcups. The R9 headset uses 53 mm composite drivers, and it has on-board memory with three customizable sound profiles to quickly adapt to different tasks and media. The EQ is controllable from Mchose's PC or mobile app. The R9 also has a detachable 360° microphone with AI noise reduction. Mchose also says it has tuned the R9 headset in collaboration with the EDG Valorant esports team in order to optimize the stock sound profile for footsteps, gunfire, and in-game audio.

NVIDIA today announced plans with a group of supply chain partners to expand global manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand for its accelerated computing and full-stack AI factory platform.

Working with Amkor Technology, IBIDEN, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Unimicron Technology Corporation, NVIDIA is enabling new and existing suppliers to expand critical manufacturing capabilities across substrates, advanced packaging, testing and optical engines, strengthening the resiliency and redundancy of NVIDIA's global supply chain.

Konami Digital Entertainment president Hideki Hayakawa doesn't expect generative AI to shake up the games market much. In Konami Group's Integrated Report for the fiscal year ended March 2026, first spotted by Dengeki Online, Hayakawa responds to the popular view that AI will make game development far easier to break into. His argument is that general-purpose game engines and user-generated content have already lowered those barriers, so AI probably won't change much on that front. Hayakawa also made it clear where Konami's priorities lie.

Hideki Hayakawa (machine translated)I don't think the market environment will change drastically. Entry barriers have already been lowered by the advancements of generic game engines and the spread of user-generated content. Even if AI use does lead to improvements in production efficiency, I believe that the most important factors in producing entertaining and innovative video games are people and creators.

MSI proudly announces the launch of the limited MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G COD MW4 EDITION OC Graphics Card, inspired by the intense action of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Developed in close collaboration with Activision, this exclusive edition brings together MSI's cutting-edge graphics technology and the unmistakable identity of the Call of Duty franchise.

Featuring a distinctive, custom-designed aesthetic created exclusively for this collaboration, the graphics card captures the spirit of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 through a bold, military-inspired design that sets it apart from standard graphics cards. Combining high-performance gaming technology with a one-of-a-kind design, this limited edition is a collector-worthy centerpiece for gamers and Call of Duty fans.

Razer is no stranger to Pokémon-themed gaming peripherals, with the brand recently having released the Pikachu and Evee collection, followed by the Charizard, Lucario, and Sylveon Edition BlackShark V3 HyperSpeed headsets. Its latest collaboration, the Pixel Art Pokémon collection, seems to target the nostalgia nerds in the Pokémon community with peripherals bearing imagery of the original 151 Pokémon in true in all their pixellated fashion. For now, the Razer Pixel Art Pokémon collection is launching in China, and it's unclear if it will be a China-exclusive or if it will have an international launch at a later date.

The Pixel Art Pokémon Collection includes matching Razer Viper V4 Pro [read our review here], Black Widow V4 Pro wireless mechanical keyboard and wrist rest, a large desk mat, and an Iskur V2 gaming chair. The peripherals are currently on pre-sale in China via Bilibili and Tmall, with a full launch planned for before the end of November, so that may be when we see an international launch.

One of the myriad projects Ubisoft scrapped in its recent restructuring, which has resulted in hundreds of layoffs and a reduction in scope of other games, was apparently an Assassin's Creed project called Assassin's Creed Destiny, which would have seen the franchise visit China in 205 BCE, around the time of the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, the shortest-lived dynasty in China's long history. According to a recent report by MP1st, the game was in development in collaboration with TiMi, a Tencent-owned game studio, but the studio announced a restructuring shortly after the 2025 prototype that recently surfaced, and the game was scrapped not long after that.

In the leaked screenshots, which are sourced from the portfolios of artists associated with Assassin's Creed Destiny, there are intricate weapon designs, while an included video shows a female assassin hunting down a mysterious artifact housed in a besieged palace. As with other Assassin's Creed games, it was to feature historical figures, and one mentioned in the leaked game media is Xiang Yu, an ancient Chinese warlord that was besieging the palace and featured briefly in an early boss fight.

Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM), in collaboration with Siemens, announced new research aimed at advancing IBM's nanostack architecture, a new transistor architecture unveiled by IBM earlier this year. The collaboration will bring together IBM's leadership in semiconductor device innovation and Siemens' expertise in electronic design automation (EDA), process simulation, lithography optimization, and advanced manufacturing software to accelerate the development of nanostack.

Nanostack is the industry's first known three-dimensional, nanosheet-based design, vertically stacking and staggering transistors to pack more transistors onto a chip, with nearly 100 billion transistors in a space the size of a fingernail at its current 7 angstrom node. The design also unlocks the use of different material combinations within each stacked layer to optimize performance and power efficiency of each transistor independent of the other. These innovations power substantial leaps in energy efficiency, performance, and SRAM scaling.

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the launch of licensed gaming headsets featuring Charizard, Lucario, and Sylveon designs, developed in collaboration with The Pokémon Company International.

• Razer BlackShark V3 X HyperSpeed - Charizard Edition
• Razer BlackShark V3 X HyperSpeed - Lucario Edition
• Razer Kraken V4 X - Sylveon Edition

SAPPHIRE Technology, in collaboration with AMD and One More Level S.A., the acclaimed developer of first-person action-platformer and hardcore slasher Ghostrunner, formally unveils the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Valor Mortis Edition graphics card.

Adrian Thompson, VP of Marketing, SAPPHIRE"The NITRO+ Valor Mortis Edition is exactly what our community asked us for; flagship Radeon performance with a design that means something. We wanted every detail, from the custom backplate to the artwork on the fans, to feel like it belongs in the world of Valor Mortis. Working with AMD and One More Level, we've built a card that performs at the highest level, comes with a coupon for the game in the box, and stands out as a true collector's piece."

Epic Games has long been supportive of putting more generative AI into its game development processes, with the gaming giant previously revealing an ever-increasing number of generative AI features in Unreal Engine, as well as plans to create Fortnite characters with AI—which resulted in Vampire Survivors developer, Poncle, pulling out of a Fortnite collaboration with Epic Games. More recently, a report by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier claims that insiders at Epic Games say the studio will be transitioning to an AI-first game development workflow.

Reportedly, the staffer was told by a senior that there would be "no more handwritten code," and that all art would be "generated with full AI workflows." Epic's shift to AI-first coding and game art will start with an unannounced Disney shooter that was delayed but was originally planned for a March 2027 launch, according to the publication. The shooter is slated to feature characters from both Marvel and Star Wars franchises, and it will now be produced largely with Anthropic's Claude AI suite, with humans reviewing work. Jake Jones, communications director at Epic Games, told Bloomberg that "we're embracing AI-accelerated development, led by Epic developers who are the visionaries and creative drivers for everything we do."

Today, Logitech unveiled the largest enterprise product launch in company history, engineered to equip companies for the AI revolution. Headlined by Logitech Rally Bar 2, Rally System 2 Pro, and Sound Shape technology, the new portfolio brings advanced compute, intelligence, and sensing into more workspaces to support the next decade of intelligent collaboration.

Henry Levak, general manager of Team Workspace Solutions at Logitech"This second generation of smart video collaboration devices is Logitech's answer to a new, dual mandate for IT: Deliver exceptional meeting experiences today while preparing for an AI-powered tomorrow."

AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su reportedly visited Samsung on October 7th and spent about three hours with Samsung chip chief Jun Young-hyun in Seoul on Wednesday, and a Korean media report suggests the two sides want different things from each other. As relayed by @jukan05 on X, Samsung apparently wants AMD to place orders with Samsung Foundry in return for HBM and other memory, which AMD urgently needs. A senior semiconductor industry official quoted in the report said "AMD sees entrusting its foundry work to Samsung Electronics as too risky," and added that this gap is what brought about the talks. Neither company has confirmed any of it, so it is best treated as an industry report for now.

Su's public comments were far more diplomatic. Speaking to Reuters and other reporters in Seoul ahead of the meeting, she said AMD continues to explore opportunities with Samsung in both memory and foundry. Asked directly whether AMD would build chips at Samsung, she stopped short of confirming any plans. She was more direct about memory, urging suppliers to "build faster, as fast as possible" and noting that AMD is working with customers to trim their memory footprint.

OnlyOffice presents the major autumn update 10.0 with context-aware AI tools directly in the editors, new modular Apps, and a significant security upgrade. Around 50 new features and more than 1,000 fixes for the online, desktop, and mobile editors.

AI that understands your documents, in every editor
OnlyOffice 10.0 puts context-aware AI inside the document, spreadsheet, presentation, and PDF editors. A dedicated AI tab with built-in chat lets teams draft, summarize, translate, clean and format without leaving the file or copying content into a separate tool.

SteelSeries, the original esports brand that fuses gaming and culture, and KontrolFreek, the creator of Performance Gaming Gear, are back with a new collection of gaming gear for Fortnite fans. In a deal facilitated by Epic Games' licensing agency IMG Licensing, today we are announcing a new gaming peripheral collection designed to bring the iconic game to players' real-world gaming battle stations.

Spanning a multitude of gaming gear categories—including headsets, earbuds, mice, mousepads, PBT keycaps, Performance Thumbsticks, Thumb Grips, and more—the collection gives fans new ways to represent Fortnite both in-game and in real life (IRL), while bringing fan favorites like Peely, Guff, Fishstick, Supply Llama, and Water Sprites to the real world. Every physical product purchase will also include an in-game item as listed below, extending the experience beyond the gaming station and into the game. There's also a custom SteelSeries game in Fortnite (Island Code 9448-1956-0547) where players can check out items from the new Fortnite collection in-game.

After EVGA's abrupt exit from the GPU space, high-profile Vince Lucido, aka Kingpin, seemingly took a hiatus from the PC overclocking scene, aside from briefly working with PNY on a planned RTX 50-series launch before scrapping the project. Now, as per a recent video update on his YouTube channel, Lucido has found another hardware partner for his signature overclocking GPUs in ASUS.

In the update, Lucido confirms that he has "some really sick hardware from ASUS and Corsair to start with," and that he has had "numerous talks" with high-level management at ASUS, which are what ultimately persuaded him to get back into the overclocking industry. He has promised that whatever he has planned for PC overclocking will appear on the Overclock Kingpin YouTube channel, which has no published videos at the time of writing.

Sony today announced that it is extending its AI upscaling efforts to the base PlayStation 5 model, expanding beyond the flagship PlayStation 5 Pro. This new technology, called Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), was developed from Project Amethyst in collaboration with AMD. QSSR is a simplified version of the Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) used in the PS5 Pro. The neural network architecture has been streamlined in a way to get maximum visual fidelity, and its performance has been fine-tuned to maximize the computing capabilities of the base PS5 model.

Sony currently considers PSSR the "gold standard" for the PS5 Pro, while QSSR serves as a lower-tier option, but the only viable AI technology that can run on PS5. Both technologies will continue to coexist, catering to different console generations, and we may see an enhanced version of PSSR in future PS6 consoles. The first few titles to support QSSR include Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei, and game developers are working on updates to bring more titles in line with QSSR. You can check out visual comparisons below.

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced a strategic agreement with Amazon to accelerate Amazon's custom silicon innovation and advance the development of increasingly complex AI-powered products and cloud infrastructure. The multi-year agreement marks the expansion of Synopsys' silicon IP business to serve increasing demand for application-optimized IP with Amazon as its lead customer.

Amazon continues to build on its leadership and longstanding investment in a broad portfolio of purpose-built chips, including Nitro for cloud security, network and storage, Graviton for general-purpose computing, and Trainium for AI training and inference workloads. Building on more than 15 years of collaboration, the agreement expands Amazon's use of Synopsys' IP to include application-optimized silicon IP. The agreement also expands Amazon's use of Synopsys EDA, simulation and analysis (S&A), and agentic AI technologies. Synopsys and Amazon will work to accelerate multiphysics solutions on Trainium and Graviton.

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced two new additions to its Sanrio collaboration:

• Razer Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed - Kuromi Edition: Arrives in celebration of Kuromi's birthday, channeling her mischievous, rule-breaking spirit (Available October 13 via Razer.com and RazerStore in select countries)
• Razer Kraken Kitty V2 BT - Pompompurin Edition: Completes the Razer | Pompompurin collection with the character's signature ears and beret (Available October 2 via Razer.com and RazerStore in select countries)

The Razer | Pompompurin collection also expands beyond its Target-exclusive US debut. The mouse, mouse mat, and keyboard are now available direct via Razer.com, RazerStore, and select retailers in select countries.